pollum

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pollum (plural pollums)

1. (metrology, obsolete) A historic unit of weight used in India, equal to 1 ounce plus 3.25 drams.
   • 1799 April 1, James Anderson, Recreations in Agriculture, Natural-History, Arts, and Miscellaneous Literature, page 6:

     For this kind of work, and for the quantity of lime above mentioned, about ten pollums (the pollum ten pagodas weight) of sugar is commonly used.

   • 1831, P. Kelly, The Universal Cambist and Commercial Instructor:

     In the District south of Quilon to Tavallay, a Five Pollum weight is used for weighing cotton, thread, tamarinds, jagherry, &c. which weight answers to 5848.3 gr. and is thus divided […]

Icelandic

Noun

pollum

1. indefinite dative plural of polli

Noun

pollum

1. indefinite dative plural of pollur